TV Answer Man, I read your article about Comcast possibly losing a bunch of local stations. How can you tell if our local stations are on the list? I don’t want to lose CBS now with the NFL season almost over. There are several big games coming up!! — Marco, Miami.
Update: Comcast and Nexstar sign new carriage agreement.
Marco, Nexstar-owned local network affiliates have posted viewer alerts at their web sites that Comcast could lose their signals if the two companies do not reach a new carriage agreement. The warning does not say when the current agreement expires. But Comcast and Nexstar last signed a carriage pact around December 31, 2019 and these agreements usually end on the same calendar day or close to the same day. If that’s the case here, Comcast would not lose the Nexstar stations for three weeks.
But how can you tell if one of your local stations could be removed?
Well, below is the list of the 90 Nexstar-owned stations in Comcast markets that could be removed if the two sides don’t reach a new deal. (Nexstar also owns the basic cable channel, NewsNation, which would also be removed in a Comcast-Nexstar blackout.)
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KAMR – Amarillo, TX – NBC
KARD – Monroe-El Dorado, LA – FOX
KARK – Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR – NBC
KARZ – Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR – MY
KDVR – Denver, CO – FOX
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KGCW – Davenport-R.Island-Moline, IL – CW
KGPE – Fresno-Visalia, CA – CBS
KIAH – Houston, TX – CW
KOIN – Portland, OR/WA – CBS
KRCW – Portland, OR/WA – CW
KRON – San Francisco-Oak-San Jose, CA – MY
KRQE/KREZ – Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM – CBS & FOX
KSEE – Fresno-Visalia, CA – NBC
KSHV – Shreveport, LA – MY
KTAL – Shreveport, LA – NBC
KTSM – El Paso (Las Cruces), NM – NBC
KTVX – Salt Lake City, UT – ABC
KTXL – Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto, CA – FOX
KUCW – Salt Lake City, UT – CW
KWGN – Denver, CO – CW
KXRM – Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO – FOX
KXTU – Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO – CW
WANE – Ft. Wayne, IN – CBS
WATE – Knoxville, TN – ABC
WBOY – Clarksburg-Weston, WV – ABC & NBC
WBRE – Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA – NBC
WCBD – Charleston, SC – NBC
WCIA – Champaign & Sprngfld-Decatur, IL – CBS
WCIX – Champaign & Sprngfld-Decatur, IL – MY
WCTX – Hartford & New Haven, CT – MY
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WDAF – Kansas City, KS/MO – FOX
WDCW – Washington DC (Hagrstwn), MD/VA – CW
WDHN – Dothan, AL – ABC
WDTN – Dayton, OH – NBC
WDVM – Washington DC (Hagrstwn), MD/VA – IND
WEHT – Evansville, IN/KY – ABC
WFFF – Burlington-Plattsburgh, NH/VT – FOX
WFLA – Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota), FL – NBC
WFNA – Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt), AL – CW
WFRV – Green Bay-Appleton, WI – CBS
WFXR – Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA – FOX
WGHP – Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, NC – FOX
WGN – Chicago, IL – IND
WGNO – New Orleans, LA – ABC
WHBF – Davenport-R.Island-Moline, IL – CBS
WHDF – Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), AL – CW
WHLT – Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS – CBS
WHNT – Huntsville-Decatur (Flor), AL – CBS
WHTM – Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York, PA – ABC
WIAT – Birmingham (Ann Tusc), AL – CBS
WIVB – Buffalo, PA – CBS
WJBF – Augusta, GA – ABC
WJET – Erie, PA – ABC
WJHL – Tri-Cities, TN/VA – ABC & CBS
WJTV – Jackson, MS – CBS
WKBN – Youngstown, OH – CBS
WKRG – Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt), AL – CBS
WKRN – Nashville, KY/TN – ABC
WLNS – Lansing, MI – CBS
WMBB – Panama City, FL – ABC
WMBD – Peoria-Bloomington, IL – CBS
WNCN – Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle), VA – CBS
WNLO – Buffalo, PA – C
WNOL – New Orleans, LA – CW
WOOD – Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, MI – NBC
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WOTV – Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, MI – ABC
WOWK – Charleston-Huntington, WV – CBS
WPHL – Philadelphia, DE/NJ/PA – MY
WPRI – Providence-New Bedford, MA – CBS
WQRF – Rockford, IL – FOX
WRBL – Columbus, GA – CBS
WREG – Memphis, AR/MS/TN – CBS
WRIC – Richmond-Petersburg, VA – ABC
WSAV – Savannah, GA/SC – NBC
WSPA – Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And, GA/SC – CBS
WTAJ – Johnstown-Altoona, PA – CBS
WTEN – Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY – ABC
WTNH – Hartford & New Haven, CT – ABC
WTRF – Wheeling-Steubenville, OH/WV – ABC & CBS
WTTA – Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota), FL – MY
WTTV – Indianapolis, IN – CBS
WTWO – Terre Haute, IN – NBC
WVNS – Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV – CBS & FOX
WWCW – Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA – CW
WWLP – Springfield-Holyoke, MA – NBC
WXIN – Indianapolis, IN – FOX
WXSP – Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, MI – MY
WYCW – Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And, GA/SC – CW
WYFX – Youngstown, OH – FOX
WPIX – New York, NY – CW (no longer available as of December 3, 2022)
Marco, as you can see, there are no Miami-based local stations on the list. Hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!
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I thought cable companies had to broadcast the local stations in a market. Wouldn’t this violate that agreement?
i do not want to lose cbs because all my good shows are on this channel please renew the contract
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